Cattle Tyrant
Machetornis rixosa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusMachetornis
- SpeciesMachetornis rixosa (Cattle Tyrant)
Closest Relatives at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Rusty-margined Flycatcher
Myiozetetes cayanensis
Forest Elaenia
Myiopagis gaimardii
Yellow-bellied Elaenia
Elaenia flavogaster
Streaked Flycatcher
Myiodynastes maculatus
Piratic Flycatcher
Legatus leucophaius
Cliff Flycatcher
Hirundinea ferruginea
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Planalto Tyrannulet
Phyllomyias fasciatus
Sibilant Sirystes
Sirystes sibilator
Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet
Camptostoma obsoletum
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cattle Tyrant in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Cattle Tyrant sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cattle Tyrant in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Cattle Tyrant in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park in our monthly data.